Basketball Game Preview: Apex Friendship Patriots vs. Seventy-First Falcons

The Apex Friendship Patriots will be taking part in a tournament against the Seventy-First Falcons at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Apex Friendship's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.

While Apex Friendship didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Green Hope by a score of 55-45 on Tuesday.

Jasmine Nivar was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 11 boards. Her evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Rooney, who posted eight points and four steals.

Apex Friendship was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Seventy-First came up short against Terry Sanford on Friday, falling 70-49.

Seventy-First's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Apex Friendship, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.

Everything came up roses for Apex Friendship against Seventy-First in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, as the squad secured a 71-41 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Apex Friendship since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.